3 Erupting Alaska Volcanoes Spitting Lava or Ash Clouds

3 Erupting Alaska Volcanoes Spitting Lava or Ash Clouds
In this webcam image, is the Pavlof Volcano in a state of eruption with episodic low-level ash emissions, on Aug. 5, 2021. Alaska Volcano Observatory via AP
The Associated Press
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Three remote Alaska volcanoes are in various states of eruption, one producing lava and the other two blowing steam and ash.

So far, none of the small communities near the volcanoes have been affected, Chris Waythomas, a geologist with the Alaska Volcano Observatory, said Thursday.